Rack for towels and similar articles.



0. A. BOBHM.

BAGK FOB TOWBES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES. nrmonzon nuzn rams. 1912.

1,072,204, Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

INVENTOR B Y wm OSCAR A. ZBOEHM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RACK FOR TOWELS ANT) SIMILAR ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed February 26, 1912. Serial No. 679,901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR A. BOEHM, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Rack for Towels and Similar Articles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a towel rack which is of neat appearance,cleanly and .is not liable to become broken during transportation orwhen subjected to severe strain.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a towelrack embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section partly inside view thereof, with parts broken away, and Fig. 3 an enlarged crosssection on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

The device comprises essentially a tubular rod 10 open at both ends andcomposed of glass or other transparent vitreous material. At each end ofrod 10, there is provided a hollow vitreous knob 11 that has alightrefiecting lining 12 and is provided with a hollow teat orprojection 13 entering the end of the rod. This teat is closed at itsinner end and has a suitable number of surface indentations ordepressions 14 along its body. The outer diameter of the teat should beconsiderably less than the inner diameter of tube 10, so that an annularclearance of sub stantial width is formed therebetween. Tube 10 ischarged with a core or filler 15 composed of plaster of Paris or asimilar plastic material. This material completely fills the tubebetween the teats, and also the annular spaces around such teats, so asto constitute a binding agent by which the knobs 11 are securelycemented t0 the rod. Owing to the factv that the teats are closed attheir ends, the plastic mass cannot enter the knobs to damage the silverlining 12, while the depressions 14 serve to provide a firm grippingsurface for such mass. During manufacture, one of the knobs is fitted inposition at. one end of the red, the latter is charged with the plasticfilling and then the other knob is applied, so that after the fillinghas set or petrified all the parts will be firmly united.

It will be seen that the plastic filling besides constituting a weightincreasing and reinforcing core for rod 10, also serves as a means forattaching the knobs to said rod. So also if the rod is composed oftransparent material, any coloring imparted to the core will be visiblethrough the glass. Thus if a white plaster of Paris filling is employed,the rack will have the appeareancc of an enameled or porcelain bar withnickel plated ends, which presents a highly attractive appear ance. Itwill also be seen that by the use of the filling, the weight of the rackis considerably increased and that the rod is so reinforced that it isnot liable to break during transportation, fitting up or when subjectedto a severe strain.

In order to secure the rack to a wall, door or other support, I mayemploy suitable brackets 16 which do not form a part of the presentinvention.

It is obvious that my improved rack may be employed for carryinghousehold articles other than towels, such for instance as curtains.

I claim:

A towel rack comprising a hollow openended glass rod, a petrifactivefilling within the bore of said rod and constituting a reinforcing coretherefor, and a pair of flanking heads having projections that extendinto opposite ends of the rod and are embedded within the filling, saidfilling constituting likewise a binding medium for said projections.

OSCAR A. BOEI-IM. Witnesses FRANK v. BRIESEN, KATHERYNE KOCH.

